JPS5844268B2 - Multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device used in public energy supply businesses such as electricity, gas, and water.

Traditionally, in the procurement of charges for electricity, gas, water, etc.
A meter reader visits each household door to door and reads the meter using the meter installed in each home.The meter reading results are used to individually adjust charges using a computer, etc., and a bill is issued.Based on this, the bill collector pays the bill again. Fees were procured either by door-to-door collection, or by a so-called automatic transfer system in which customers set up bank accounts in advance and automatically transferred the deposits from this bank account to the supplier's account.

However, such labor-intensive meter reading and bill collection operations are undesirable due to rising labor costs and manpower shortages, making meter reading and bill collection operations particularly difficult in depopulated and overcrowded areas.

In addition, the automatic transfer system by banks, etc. is also costly, and these results not only disadvantage the supplier side but also come back to the consumer side as a price increase.

Moreover, since electricity, gas, water, etc. charges are public charges, the amount of price increases can be limited from a policy perspective, so unless fundamental measures are taken in meter reading and collection operations, the management of public energy supply businesses will end up in ruins.

Automatic supply devices that automatically sell electricity, gas, water, etc. have been developed to significantly improve such conventional meter reading and rate procurement operations.

For example, in the case of electricity, this device can be used for example when the consumer pays the LOOK! This involves purchasing a power-on element that can use h worth of power, and then inputting this power-on element into an automatic electricity supply device installed in one's home to receive electricity that is not included in the purchased rate.

Then, by continuously supplying the next input element to the automatic electricity supply device during supply of electricity, it is possible to receive a continuous supply of electricity without a power outage.

This device allows electricity. It becomes possible to automatically supply and receive gas, water, etc., and streamline bill procurement operations such as meter reading, adjustment 2 issuance, and bill collection by omitting it.

However, according to the conventional automatic supply device of this type, for example, in the case of electricity, the supplied electricity capacity determined by the input device is constant, so it can only be used when the electricity rate is a single rate system.

The current electricity rate system is extremely complex, with large differences not only depending on the electric power company but also depending on the type of contract.

In addition, even with the most common metered electricity rate, the basic rate, multi-stage increase or decrease rate route, tax exemption point processing, etc. are different for each consumer due to the diverse rate system, even if the same amount of electricity is used. are different for each.

Therefore, when using conventional equipment within the current rate system, keep records of electricity usage for each month, which is the rate calculation unit, and collect and use it once a year during regular inspections, etc. The effect of streamlining the fee collection process is halved because it requires tedious calculation work to settle the amount, basic fee, multi-stage fee, tax exemption point processing, etc.

For this reason, it has only been adopted in extremely depopulated and overcrowded areas where regular meter reading and bill collection would be extremely costly, making it impossible to mass manufacture and sell, resulting in high costs and impeding widespread use. This led to a disadvantage in that it was not profitable for both supply and demand.

Thus traditional automatic supply devices are used in today's electricity.

It was impossible to put it into practical use under the various rate systems for gas, water, etc., and there was a problem that it could not be put into practice even though it was developed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and its purpose is to enable accurate fare calculation even under a diverse toll system and to streamline toll procurement operations by eliminating the need for staff to procure tolls. An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device that makes it possible.

In order to achieve this objective, the present invention provides a multi-rate calculation unit with the same specifications for each consumer in the automatic supply device, and calculates the basic rate for each consumer accordingly.

A multi-purpose calculation function element is set in which data such as multi-stage tariffs and tax exemption points are set, and this is calculated together with the purchase price, and the output opening/closing mechanism is controlled by a combined signal, allowing electricity, gas, water, etc. to be charged under a variety of rate systems. Also, the usage amount corresponding to a predetermined amount of money is automatically and accurately supplied.

The figure is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device of the present invention used for electricity.

The device main body 1 is provided with an electricity supply terminal 2 to which a power supply wire is connected and a load supply terminal 3 to which a load wire is connected.
It enters the output switching mechanism 5 via the output switching mechanism 5, where it is connected or disconnected.If the output is connected, it is supplied from here to the external load circuit via the load supply terminal 3.

The pulse emitting integration mechanism 4 integrates and displays the amount of electric power based on the supplied current, and at the same time displays the amount of electricity in unit quantities, for example, 1 for each Wh.
It emits a pulse usage signal and sends this signal to the pulse converter 6.

Based on this signal, the pulse converter 6 converts various operation signals for operating each circuit in the next stage.

The other pulse signal from the pulse transmitting/accumulating mechanism 4 is sent to the time limit circuit 7, where a time signal corresponding to a month unit, which is a charge calculation unit period, is transmitted to activate each circuit in the next stage.

The various charge calculating section 8 is the same for each consumer, and the basic charge calculating section 9 is composed of an electronic circuit. Multi-stage fee calculation unit 10. It is equipped with a tax exemption point calculation section 11, and a time signal is inputted to the basic charge calculation section 9, which calculates an amount corresponding to the monthly basic charge,
An operation signal and a time signal are input to the multi-stage fee calculation section 10, and the amount corresponding to the fee at a predetermined rate is calculated on a monthly basis.
Calculates whether the amount of electricity used exceeds the electricity tax exemption point on a monthly basis.

Then, the results of these calculations and a charge signal, which will be described later, are further comprehensively calculated and a comprehensive signal is sent to the output opening/closing mechanism 5.

Furthermore, a signal is sent from the tax exemption point calculation unit 11 to the tax exemption point processing unit 12.
It is sent to the tax exemption point display section 13 and the tax exemption compensation circuit 14.

The tax exemption point processing unit 13 displays and records, for example, the number of tax exemptions per year (in months), and since the electricity purchase amount includes electricity tax, this is used as a document to be returned later.

When the electricity usage fee is below the tax exemption point, the tax exemption compensation circuit 14 generates a signal corresponding to the purchase of the electric energy equivalent to the tax exemption amount and returns the signal to the multi-rate calculation unit 8 to compensate for the tax exemption KWh.

On the other hand, the various arithmetic function elements 15 are the basic charge elements 16. consisting of electronic logic circuits. Multi-stage fee element 17. It is provided with a tax exemption point element 18, and predetermined data are set respectively according to the contract details of the consumer who uses it.

When this multi-purpose calculation function element 15 is set in a cassette-type manner into the various-rate calculation section 8 of the device main body 1 as shown by the arrow, the basic fee element 16 is placed in the basic fee calculation section 9 and the multi-stage fee element 17 is placed in the multi-stage fee calculation section 10. However, each calculation is performed according to the data set in the tax exemption point calculation unit 11 in which the tax exemption point elements 18 correspond to each other.

This multi-purpose calculation function element 15 is used to supply electricity to consumers at the time of starting a contract for electricity supply, at the time of changing contract details, and at the time of revising the rate system.
It is set in when replacing the device, etc.

Therefore, there is no need to operate it during regular use.

Next, the fee detection and selection section 19 includes a supplier company selection section 20, a fee detection section 21. It is equipped with a destruction function section 22, which includes supplier-specific elements 24. A charge function element 23 having a charge element 25 and a destruction function element 26 is set in a cassette type as shown by the arrow.

The supplier company selection unit 20 corresponds to the supplier company specific element 24, detects and selects the suitability of the supply company (power company) set therein, and sends a suitability signal to the output switching mechanism 5 if the supply company (power company) is suitable.

The charge detection unit 21 corresponds to the charge element 25, detects and sorts the amount set therein (electricity purchase amount), and if it is appropriate, sends a conformity signal to the output switching mechanism 5, and at the same time detects the charge corresponding to this amount. The signal is sent to the various charge calculating section 8, where it is calculated together with various various elements, and the combined signal is sent to the output opening/closing mechanism 5 as described above.

The destruction function section 22 corresponds to the destruction function element 26, and after confirming that the set-in operation wave element is appropriate, destroys the destruction function element 26 by thermal, magnetic, etc. action to destroy the charge function element 23.
make unauthorized reuse impossible.

This rate function element 23 is purchased by a consumer by paying the amount of electricity used, and by setting it in the rate detection and sorting unit 19, the rate function element 23 calculates this amount together with the numerical values of various various elements in the various rate calculation unit 8. , the switching device of the output switching mechanism 5 is kept in the connected state only while supplying the purchased amount of electricity, which is converted into the electricity supply time that can be used at the consumer's house with this amount of money.

When the supply of electricity corresponding to the purchase price is completed, the switchgear automatically enters the cut-off state.

However, although not shown in the figure, in general, an alarm signal is issued before the predetermined amount is reached to prompt the customer to set in the next rate function element, and once the consumer sets in the next rate function element, electricity continues. Automatically supplied.

Next, in order to make it easier to understand the operation of this multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device, an example will be explained using specific numerical values.

The various arithmetic function element 15 has a basic charge element 16 of, for example, 60
Data of 0 yen, for example, cumulative usage amount O in multi-stage charge element 17
~120 ah for 12.00 yen/! h120~20
0 at yth for 15.40 yen/, each data of Wh for 16.90 yen/for 201KWh or more, tax exemption point element 18 for example, cumulative usage amount 80, for Wh or less, 0.40 yen/ ′! th data is set respectively.

Then, the various calculation function element 15 is connected to the various charge calculation section 8.
When set to , the data of each element is calculated by the basic fee calculation section 9, the multi-stage fee calculation section 10, and the tax exemption point calculation section 11.

Here, when the rate function element 23 is set in the rate detection and sorting unit 19, in addition to detecting the suitability of the power supply company, confirming the suitability of the element, and disabling reusability, the charge element 25
corresponds to the charge detection section 21, so that if the purchase price of the element 23 is, for example, 5000 yen, the charge detection section 21 detects a charge signal corresponding to 5000 yen and sends it to the various charge calculation section 8.

Here, the basic fee calculation unit 9 calculates the basic fee 600.
The yen is subtracted, and a charge signal corresponding to 4,400 yen is stored as the remaining charge.

Since the remaining charge is not negative, a combined signal is output to the switching mechanism 5. This causes the switch to close and supply electricity to the load side.

If in this state, a new 5000 yen charge function element 23
When set in, this 5,000 yen charge signal is added to the remaining charge of 4,400 yen, making the remaining charge 9,400 yen.

Then, when electricity is consumed on the load side, a usage signal of one pulse per IKWh is transmitted from the pulse transmission integration mechanism 4, and this signal is converted into the number of pulses corresponding to the charge in the pulse conversion section 6, and the various charge calculation section Sent on 8th.

Then, the remaining charge in the various charge calculating section 8 is subtracted.

The initial remaining fee will be 9,400 yen.

For example, if the cumulative usage amount is (a) 50 Wh, (b) 150 Wh, (c) 300, the calculation is performed as follows.

(a) 9400 - (12,0OX50) = 8800 yen (
b) 9400-(12,00X120+15.40X
30)=7498 yen (c) 9400-(12,0OX120+15.40
X80 + 16.90 After the yen is subtracted, the remaining charge becomes 4,438 yen.

At the same time, the multi-stage rate calculation unit 10 clears the integrated value of electricity consumption for one month (for example, 3ooKWh) to zero.

If the electricity consumption is now 300 Wh, it exceeds 80 Wh, so the tax exemption point calculation unit 11 does not perform tax exemption point processing.

If the electricity usage of 11 units becomes 80! If less than h,
For example, if the electricity consumption is 70Wh, 0.40X7
A fare signal of 0 = 28 yen is transmitted from the tax exemption compensation circuit 14, and the remaining fare of the various fare calculation unit 8 is 44 with 28 yen added.
38+28=4466 yen.

On the other hand, when the amount of electricity used is even higher and a time signal is sent from the time limit circuit 7, if the remaining charge in the multi-rate calculation unit 8 is, for example, 300 yen, then the basic charge of 600 yen is subtracted and the remaining charge becomes 1,300 yen. Become.

As a result, an open circuit signal is sent to the switching mechanism 5, the switch is opened, and the supply of electricity to the load side is stopped.

At the same time, an alarm signal is issued to prompt the next element to be set-in.

Here, when the consumer sets in a new charge function element 23 of, for example, 5,000 yen, the remaining charge in the various charge calculation unit 8 becomes 4,700 yen, a signal is sent to the switching mechanism 5, and the switch closes again. .

At the same time, the alarm signal also stops. The above was explained using the example of an automatic electricity supply device, but gas.

It can be applied to water supply etc. in exactly the same way.

In addition, although the explanation has been given using an example in which the various fee calculation unit 8 of this embodiment has three various elements, namely, a basic fee, a multi-stage fee, and a tax exemption point, this is an expression of three general various functions. Of course, if some of these are unnecessary depending on the customer's contract, the present invention also includes a multi-rate calculation unit that excludes some of these.

On the other hand, the present invention also includes a various fee calculation section that includes various other various elements other than these.

Furthermore, since the current charge calculation period is calculated every month, each calculation section of the multi-rate charge calculation section 8 uses a time signal of 11 units, but it will of course change accordingly if the charge calculation period differs. be.

As described above, the multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device of the present invention includes a pulse emitting integration mechanism that integrates the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. used and sends out a usage signal for each unit amount;
A pulse converter receives this usage signal, converts it into pulses, and sends out an operation signal for activating the next stage, and a time signal corresponding to the fee calculation period for activating the next stage in response to the usage signal. a timer for sending out a timer, a basic rate calculation section that receives the time signal and calculates it, a multi-stage fee calculation section that receives the operation signal and the time signal and calculates it, and a tax exemption point calculation section that receives the operation signal and the time signal and calculates it. A multi-rate calculation unit consisting of the electricity, gas, etc.

The main elements are composed of an output opening/closing mechanism for automatically opening and closing the supply of water, etc., and a charge detection and sorting section that includes at least a charge detection section; and a basic charge element in which each predetermined data is set in the various charge calculation section; Set-in a various calculation function element consisting of multi-stage fee elements, tax exemption point elements, etc. to calculate various various elements, and set-in a fee function element having at least a fee element with a purchase amount set in the fee detection and sorting section. Then, a charge signal corresponding to this amount is calculated together with the various elements, and the front output opening/closing mechanism is controlled to automatically supply the usage amount corresponding to the purchase amount based on the resultant integrated signal. without making any changes,
Electricity and gas are subject to a variety of complex rate systems depending on the details of the customer's contract.

It has the effect of automatically supplying the exact amount of water used, etc., and making it possible to significantly streamline bill collection operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram of an example of the multi-rate calculation type automatic supply device of the present invention. 1... Device body, 2... Electricity supply terminal, 3... Song/load supply terminal, 4... Pulse transmission integration mechanism, 5... Output opening/closing Mechanism, 6...
Pulse converter, 7... Time limit circuit, 8...
・Various charge calculation unit, 9...Basic charge calculation unit, 1
0...Multi-stage fee calculation unit, 11...Tax exemption point calculation unit, 12...Tax exemption point processing unit, 13...
...Tax exemption point display section, 14...Tax exemption compensation circuit,
15... Various calculation input elements, 16...
Basic charge element, 17...Multi-stage charge element, 18.
...Tax exemption point element.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pulse emitting integration mechanism that integrates the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. used and sends out a usage signal for each unit amount;
A pulse converter receives this usage signal, converts it into pulses, and sends out an operation signal for activating the next stage, and a time signal corresponding to the fee calculation period for activating the next stage in response to the usage signal. a timer for sending out a timer, a basic rate calculation section that receives the time signal and calculates it, a multi-stage fee calculation section that receives the operation signal and the time signal and calculates it, and a tax exemption point calculation section that receives the operation signal and the time signal and calculates it. The main elements are composed of a multi-rate calculation unit consisting of a multi-rate calculation unit, an output opening/closing mechanism for automatically opening and closing the supply of electricity, gas, water, etc., and a rate detection and selection unit including at least a rate detection unit. A basic charge element and a multi-stage charge element in which each predetermined data is set in the calculation section. By setting in a various calculation function element consisting of tax exemption point elements, etc., to calculate various various elements, and setting in the charge function element having at least a charge element for which a purchase amount is set in the charge detection and sorting section, this amount is calculated. A charge signal corresponding to the above is calculated together with the various elements, and the output opening/closing mechanism is controlled to automatically supply the usage amount corresponding to the purchase price based on the resulting integrated signal. Shape automatic feeding device.